Top Ten Time Wasters At Work

Work....Who does it? Apparently not that many people. This survey by Payroll lists the top reasons people avoid working at their JOB. You might be surprised at how many time wasters you fall into. If your reading this blog at work you're already a statistic. OH NO!

1. Socializing. 14% of people say this is their number one time waster.

2. Social networking. 77% of people with Facebook check it at work.

3. Web surfing. 45% of people say this is their biggest time waster.

4. Job hunting. 46% of people currently searching for a job are doing it during work hours.

5. Meetings. 11% of people say meetings are their biggest time waster.

6. Taking care of personal business. 10% of people plan events at work, 2.3% make personal phone calls, and 3.1% run errands during work hours.

7. Unexpected problems. 37% of people say their biggest time waste is fixing other people's mistakes . . . 11% of people say computer problems waste the most time.

8. Communication. The average person wastes 74 minutes a day trying to contact people and waiting for responses.